Very nice. Do you ever soak him/her?Here she is:
This is the best out of the 3 juveniles I have.
Here is peaches
Very nice. Do you ever soak him/her?
I know I'm going to sound like amoron now but... I what about DE? I have heard that some people do occasionally add it to food, others avoid it like a plague due to "potential harm on animal guts"... Can you explain about that "food grade" and if it is food grade then how is it supposed to help with worms/bugs? Or should I start the whole new thread on DE to get to the bottom of it?I'm also still doing a side experiment that's about impossible to prove.
I had a big issue with worms when I got the three Miami tortoises and had to treat all four tortoises from that particular pen. Then to be safe, the other three in another pen. (Round worms and pin worms treated with 3 rounds of Panacur.)
since then at about once every three to six months I toss a little D/E in with some Mazuri as a preventative thinking that it can do no harm...But does it do any good? the last random fecal test showed no eggs, worms, nothing.(I now inspect myself with a second hand high powered microscope)
I appreciate these conversations about Redfoot from members who are also learning as they go.
They are microscopic exoskeletons of dead aquatic creatures named diatoms. They are made of silica. They will cling to the bodies of some insects and rub through the outside of their bodies causing them to dry out and die. It is all pretty hard to imagine. The powder feels just like corn starch and is super fine in consistency. (So fine that it wont even irritate the eyes of larger animals.)I know I'm going to sound like amoron now but... I what about DE? I have heard that some people do occasionally add it to food, others avoid it like a plague due to "potential harm on animal guts"... Can you explain about that "food grade" and if it is food grade then how is it supposed to help with worms/bugs? Or should I start the whole new thread on DE to get to the bottom of it?
What are you doing to combat this one from getting more lumpy?This is my lumpy redfoot this one is 18 months old